The pub, it wrecks your body...
Friday, June 09, 2006
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Street Scene Lineup: Update
In addition to Yeah Yeah Yeahs and AFI, three more bands have just been added: Rock Kills Kid, Bedouin Soundclash, and The Futureheads.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Street Scene coming together
While no formal lineup has been announced for this year's San Diego Street Scene, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and AFI are very likely to appear. The event will take place August 4th and 5th. More details on the way...
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Monday, April 03, 2006
Don't pre-order music on Amazon
Resisting every possible urge to pirate the work of an artist I love, I pre-ordered Morrissey’s "Ringleader of the Tormentors" on Amazon weeks ago; March 7, to be exact. This way, if I happened upon a leaked track or two (or twelve), I wouldn't feel guilty listening, given that I already purchased the music.
Upon checking out, I noticed that, if I spent another eight bucks, I could qualify for "super saver shipping." So, in an effort to save four bucks, I spent another ten on Chuck Klosterman's Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs.
What irks me is that, Ringleader comes out tomorrow, and, according to USPS, Amazon just shipped my items yesterday. And, because I saved four bucks on shipping, the items will arrive between 4/12 and 4/14. Now, I realize they couldn't ship the CD until recently, given that it doesn't hit stores until tomorrow. My questions are A) What's the use in pre-ordering something when I can purchase it in stores more-than-a-week before it will arrive from the vendor that I pre-ordered it through? and B) Forget the album. Why wait to ship me my book? Even by their super slower shipping standards, I could have had Cocoa Puffs weeks ago.
The moral of the story: In today's record industry, there really is no need to pre-order music. People can rest assured that their favorite artists' CDs will be readily-accessible come release-date. Sure, people used to camp outside of record stores in order to get in at midnight and get their hands on Michael Jackson's "Dangerous," but that ship has sailed.
Upon checking out, I noticed that, if I spent another eight bucks, I could qualify for "super saver shipping." So, in an effort to save four bucks, I spent another ten on Chuck Klosterman's Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs.
What irks me is that, Ringleader comes out tomorrow, and, according to USPS, Amazon just shipped my items yesterday. And, because I saved four bucks on shipping, the items will arrive between 4/12 and 4/14. Now, I realize they couldn't ship the CD until recently, given that it doesn't hit stores until tomorrow. My questions are A) What's the use in pre-ordering something when I can purchase it in stores more-than-a-week before it will arrive from the vendor that I pre-ordered it through? and B) Forget the album. Why wait to ship me my book? Even by their super slower shipping standards, I could have had Cocoa Puffs weeks ago.
The moral of the story: In today's record industry, there really is no need to pre-order music. People can rest assured that their favorite artists' CDs will be readily-accessible come release-date. Sure, people used to camp outside of record stores in order to get in at midnight and get their hands on Michael Jackson's "Dangerous," but that ship has sailed.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Colossal Beats
I interviewed San Francisco hip-hop producer Colossus for the March 8th issue of CityBeat. Word.